In this Big Ideas Talk, Andrea Doucet tells a story with unparalleled power—a stirring and thought-provoking story that almost literally leaps off the screen.

Doucet is a care scholar. “For 30 years,” she says, “I’ve consulted with governments and international organizations – and I’ve told stories about how women and men care for children and aging parents”. As care crises worsen, Doucet is convinced that we need to think differently about what care is and to seek solutions in unlikely places. In this talk, she shares her journey of turning to ecologist Rachel Carson and of finding three lessons about care in Carson’s best-selling book, Silent Spring. These lessons are about the inter-relations of all human and non-human life, the ethical responsibilities of scientists and researchers, and the power of storytelling grounded in science.